What happens when the words you’ve built your world around start to break open? Devany and Meredith talk about the courage to rename, the sacred alchemy in disagreement, and how language itself can evolve and heal.

What happens when the words you’ve built your world around… start to break open?

In this episode of The GILY Pod, Devany and Meredith explore how language shapes love, belonging, and who we’re becoming. What began as God, I Love You has evolved into The GILY Pod — a rebrand born from listening, humility, and repair. While God has timelessly been the name for the unnameable Mystery, it’s also a word weighted with harm — used through history to justify control, exclusion, and supremacy.

They share the messy beauty of disagreeing, staying in friendship, and finding a third way forward. It’s a conversation about naming harm without losing reverence and discovering that language itself can be a living, healing thing — if we’re willing to let it change.

A love letter to evolution itself: a reminder that change is the path of growth and a deep longing toward what is most true.

Gentle note: Strong language at times — use care if little ears are nearby.

• Language evolves — words can harm or heal depending on how we hold them.
  
• Rebrand as repair — changing language can be an act of love.
  
• Disagreement deepens relationship — staying in connection creates understanding.
  
• Naming harm begins with listening.
  
• Love is what makes transformation possible.
  

“You can rebrand yourself as many times as you f*cking want.”
“The most true part of God, I Love You is the I love you part.”
“We hold the harm and the hope of the name God.”
“One thing we really believe in..The more we love other people, the more we expand in love.”
“There is a sacred alchemy in not always agreeing.”
“Language is alive; it should keep evolving like we do.”

Rebrand — A conscious reshaping that reflects present-tense truth and integrity.
Repair — Acknowledging harm and making amends through care.
Third Way — When two perspectives stay in tension, something new emerges.
Language as Living — Words grow alongside us, reflecting change and awareness.

The Prophetess — Shalon Harkin (Closing Reading) → shalonharkin.com
The Universal Christ — Richard Rohr → cac.org/books/the-universal-christ
The Wisdom Jesus — Cynthia Bourgeault → cynthiabourgeault.org/books
Untamed — Glennon Doyle → glennondoyle.com/books/untamed
The Way of Integrity — Martha Beck → marthabeck.com

Thomas Keating — Centering Prayer → contemplativeoutreach.org
Gurdjieff / Ouspensky — The Fourth Way → The Church of Conscious Harmony

We share from lived story and practice. This isn’t medical, mental-health, or legal advice. Use your own discernment and seek professional support as needed. Care for yourself as you listen. Take what resonates; leave the rest.

Come Home to Your Center (Illumine Within) — Devany walks with those reclaiming spirituality through the body, love, and deep listening. Join 1:1 sessions, circles, and shared practice at illuminewithin.com.

Energetic Support (Hibernate Healing) — Meredith offers energy work and spiritual guidance in Austin or online. (Rebrand in progress; sessions available now.) sparklecirclehealing.com